Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “Badwill” sounds like something that could sour a business deal. Instead, it can be the cherry on the cake. The ...

The creation of badwill in this case may reflect the fact Murray & Roberts was a distressed seller. The accounting treatment of badwill is the opposite of goodwill, which is an asset that needs to be ...

Simon Samuels rightly warns that investors should be sceptical of high bids in bank M&A, but not for the right reasons (“Beware ‘badwill’ in European bank mergers and acquisitions” (March 2). The ...

Deutsche Bank AGDBK4.95%increase; green up pointing triangle will likely depend on an obscure but valuable accounting quirk to make a deal for smaller rival Commerzbank AG CBK 2.20%increase; green up ...

Christmas has come early for British lender Nationwide Building Society, which revealed on Wednesday it has booked a bigger-than-forecast accounting gain from its purchase of rival Virgin Money two ...